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Dinosaurs in the Valley
By
Walter Beneze
Posted:
2020-12-11T22:13:00Z
Dinosaur
’
s in the Valley
October 2020 saw my family on a trip to the fossil
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rich central Texas area of Glen Rose, Texas.
We rented a VRBO (Vacation Rental by Owner) house on the Brazos River, where we hoped
to find some fossils, or maybe some petrified wood. We spent some time each day exploring
the shoreline of the river and in the shallow water near the shore looking for collectible material.
While we did not find anything that we wanted to bring home in the week
-
long adventure, it was
a nice place to relax and unwind by the gently flowing waters of the river.
We visited Dinosaur Valley State Park, where dino
saur tracks were clearly visible in many places of
the Paluxy river bed. Theropod and Sauropod di
nosaurs roamed the area in the distant past, and
the footprints were mixed together in parts of the
valley. Clear evidence that several species of dino
saur existed at the same time and in the same
stomping grounds.
The Theropod is believed to be the Acrocan
thosaurus (a carnivorous dinosaur, slightly smaller
than the Tyrannosaurus), and they left a very dis
tinct three
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toed pattern footprint. There is a site
that provides evidence of Theropod in pursuit of
young Sauropod, perhaps looking for a meal?
Sauropod is believed to be Sauroposeidon
Proteles, which left large elephant
-
like tracks and
is believed to be one of the largest animals to ever
roam the earth. These dinosaurs are believed to
have existed during the end of the early creta
ceous period. Collecting is not allowed in the park,
but the educational experience alone is worth the
visit.
While this trip was a total flop for collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils, this rockhounds
memory will stand out as a trip for learning about dinosaurs in Texas. Something that I had
very little knowledge about before this week; go check out Glen Rose, Texas; you will be glad
you did.
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